The Veterans Memorial Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Wagner Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Veterans Memorial has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Wagner will come in with 16 straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Veterans Memorial lost to New Braunfels at home by a 55-36 margin. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 802nd, while the Unicorns are ranked 291st).
Meanwhile, Wagner was able to grind out a solid victory over Tivy on Wednesday, taking the game 53-41.
Wagner pushed their record up to 25-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Veterans Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-23.
Veterans Memorial took a serious blow against Wagner in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 92-27. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Veterans Memorial was down 50-21.
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